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Targets included Democrats, abortion providers and NO KINGS rallies. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/15/u...

Mike Lee was born with every conceivable advantage in life. His father was US Solicitor Gen & dean of BYU Law, where Mike went to school. Older brother UT Sup Ct justice. Then he got jobs where family connections certainly help open doors. But he decided he wanted to be Catturd.

38% and 39%, i.e., the MAGA base plus a handful of Fox watchers who 10 minutes later think it's the spring of 1960 and Dwight Eisenhower should be elected for a third term in the fall.

I count 49 news headlines on the NYT mobile app home page right now, not including opinion, sports or cooking. None of them are about the massive protests yesterday.

Millions of Americans spoke Saturday. The #BrokenTimes isn't listening. It doesn't want to hear us or to amplify our voices. It is not our newspaper, not liberals', not Americans', not the cause of democracy. It is broken.

Padilla on Noem: "How does the cabinet secretary not know the senator from California when she steps foot into Los Angeles? She came through the Senate for confirmation."

Pitch for the next Tapper-Thompson tome: "The pitiful tale of a man disconnected from both humanity and his own limited powers of perception."

To be a MAGA woman - a Faustian bargain - requires a coping strategy: prescriptive pharmacological assistance, gummies with a.m. coffee, or chardonnay parties whenever you want to pretend you're in another time zone.

Now get ready for the Welkerization of Saturday, June 14, 2025. You know it's coming. "So {GOP Spox X, Y, or Z}, would you grade yesterday's historic parade A minus or B plus? Be honest."

Good thing there is no Constitutional prohibition against throwing the greatest parade of all time, or our President Donald J. Trump would be off to jail! by Jonathan Turley

As utterly true as it is witty.

Among many wise signs, a demographic own that has the wit of Jonathan Swift crossed with Oscar Levant.

More than 1 million in Boston! www.wcvb.com/article/more...

Sean Spicer on the phone with Karoline Leavitt, talking her through it.

Proud to participate in a #NoKingsDay in suburban NYC.

They're gonna need a Sean Spicer statement, no?

They're gonna need a Sean Spicer statement, no?

Proud to participate in a #NoKingsDay in suburban NYC.

Well done, America. #NoKingsDay

No Kings rally, Morristown, NJ. 12:05 p.m. Moving, stirring, historic moment defining. Democrat gubernatorial candidate Mikie Sherill spoke, eloquently and fiercely.

Remarkable. MSNC: "I want to reiterate this has been 100% peaceful." Seconds later, LA County sheriffs start firing on the crowd. Yet again, "law enforcement" deliberately escalated.

New low: Trolled by Dinesh D'Souza on That Site, who is schooling the right that the salient factor in Minnesota's murders is a connection to Walz, a Governor who famously appoints Republicans. The assailant targeted 70 Democrats - and abortion rights activists/providers - but Fox calls "leftist."

Claire McCaskill got this moment very wrong: going on @msnbc.com to caution her own choir to "take a breath," and worst of all, remind *us* to "stay peaceful." Really? Her patronizing, schoolmarm-ish lecture is uncalled for, unwelcome, and far from a fitting annotation to today's horrific tragedy.

"A king, by disallowing acts of this salutary nature, degenerated into a tyrant and forfeits all rights to his subjects' obedience.” Patrick Henry "King George turns around, runs a spendin' spree; So there will be a revolution in this century." Lin-Manuel Miranda

We're going to see quite a split screen today: Millions protesting peacefully in defense of democracy, and a would-be dictator ordering tanks to tear up DC streets to make him feel powerful. It's obvious what the right side is. Be on it.

The "I'll lower costs and get us out of endless wars" candidate is now presiding over surging costs and brand new wars.

Why doesn’t Trump hire Americans?

LMAOOOO www.instagram.com/reel/DK2nMmJ...

"A king, by disallowing acts of this salutary nature, degenerated into a tyrant and forfeits all rights to his subjects' obedience.” Patrick Henry "King George turns around, runs a spendin' spree; So there will be a revolution in this century." Lin-Manuel Miranda

“The first people a dictator puts in jail are the writers, the teachers, the librarians - because these people are dangerous. They have enough vocabulary to recognize injustice and to speak out loudly about it. Let us have the courage to go on being dangerous people.” Madeleine L'Engle

This is Kristi Noem admitting that Homeland Security is currently occupying Los Angeles, not to protect citizens, but for purely *political* reasons. Yes, she really is that stupid.

More essential truth-speaking. Ms. Gavito cuts to the chase here, concisely and brilliantly: Democrats have a unique opportunity and must seize this moment to puncture MAGA hypocrisy. Trump's 180 on agricultural workers should be the most promoted Democratic talking point.

Yes, I definitely what this impeccable specimen of human health in charge of my own health.

So video of this 2012 interview is popping up on other sites. Feels super relevant at the moment. Wait for the moment Rubio gets pinned to the wall about his grandfather’s deportation order… (h/t @reuben_reyñoso)

The de facto leader of our party.

Newsom: "He's been a stone cold liar about what he said we talked about. He never discussed the National Guard. Period. Full stop. I would love to share with you what he actually talked about. It would send shivers up your spine."

“Hal, what have you got against Maureen Dowd?”

Friendly reminder: from a Republican president.